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0. 0.- LOGKSTAEDT. HANGER.

Patented Mar. 28, 1893.

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m: NORRIS PETERS so. PHOTOJJTHO WASHING UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. LOOKSTAEDT, OF CHICAGQILLINOIS.

HANGE'R.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 494,148, dated March28,1893.

Application filed September 13, 18

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. LooK- STAEDT, a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hangers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theartto which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a hanger for supporting the shafting ofmachinery, and more particularly to a hanger that is adapted to beattached to the ceiling of a machine shop or other room.

7 The object of this invention is to provide a device of'this characterof simple, durable, and inexpensive construction.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafterfully described and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention,-Figure 1 is afront elevation of a hanger constructed in accordance with my invention,attached to a joist or beam. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of thesame partly in elevation, Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross section taken onthe line 33 of Fig. 1, partly in plan with the hanger box and connectedparts omitted. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the top supporting plate.

Referring now to said drawings, A indicates a joist or beam and B a flatplate adapted to be secured thereto by bolts 1 passing through slots 2near each end of said plate and through said beam A. Secured to saidplate B are two hanger-rods 3 that are parallel with each other and areconveniently made of sections of .T-iron with the Web portions 4 locatedadjacent and in alignment with each other. The said hanger-rods 3 aresecured to the plate B by bending the flanges 5 of said hanger-rodsoutwardly at right angles to the main portion of the same, so as toleave a projection 6 at the end of the hanger rods, which projection 6is riveted within a slot 7 in said plate B, while the bent portion 8 ofthe flanges 5 is secured against the face of the plate B by bolts orrivets 9. Each of the hanger-rods 3 is secured to the plate in thismanner and opposite each other, so that their webs 4 will be; inalignment as shown in Fig. 3.

The hanger-box 10 is held between an upper cross piece 11 and a lowercross piece 12 secured to said hanger-rods 3. The upper cross piece 11consists of a straight plate of such a length as to fit between theinner faces of the flanges 5, and is notched at 1ts ends, as shown at13, to receive the said webs 4. Upon the ends of the cross piece 11 arethe projec-' tions 14 which pass through openings or perforations 16 insaid flanges 5 andare riveted on the outside of the same to-provlde astrong and rigid connection between the cross piece 11 and saidhanger-rods 3. The lower cross piece 12 consists of a rectangular platehaving slots 17 in its end portions which receive the lower end portions18 of the hanger-rods, the flanges 5 of said hanger rods being cut awayat the lower end portion of the same, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.Key-seats 19 are made in the lower end portion 18 of the hanger-rods, sothat when keys 20 are lnserted therein they will hold the lower crossp1ece 12 firmly against the lower ends of the flanges 5, as shown.

The cross pieces 11 and 12 are provlded respectively on their upper andlower faces wlth boxes 21 having screw-threaded openings therethroughfor the passage of screw-thread ed rods 22 which engage sockets on theupper and lower faces of the hanger-box 10, and it will be seen that byadjusting the screw rods 22 the location of the hanger-box can becontrolled, and by means of the am nuts 23 said screw rods can be heldin thelr ad usted position. The hanger-box is provided on both .sideswith the fingers 24 which provide guide fingers that engage the web 4 ofthe hangerrods, and in this connection said web 4 acts as a guidefor-the hanger-box, as W111 be obvious.

It will, of course, be seen that various changes can be made in theconstruction of the several parts, without departing from the spirit ofmy invention, and it will be further noted that a ball and socket jointcould also be used to connect the hanger-box with the parts by whichitis supported.

The hanger comprises few parts, all of which are very simple andinexpensive constructions, and are joined together in a durable manner,thereby providing a durable and inexpensive hanger.

I claim as my invention 1. A hanger comprising a plate B having slots 7therein, two hanger-rods 3 each having a projection 6 on one end thereofadapted to be secured within said slots 7,1ateral flanges 8 on the outerfaces of said hanger-rod, said flanges 8 being secured to said plate B,and a hanger-box secured between the other ends of said hanger-rods.

2. A hanger comprising a plate B having slots 7 therein, hanger-rods 3of T-iron having their flanges 5 bent outwardly at a point inward of theends of the web 4 to provide projections 6 on the ends of saidhanger-rods, said projections 6 being secured within the slots 7, andsaid outwardly bent portions of the flanges being secured to the face ofsaid plate B, and a hanger-box secured between the other ends of saidhanger-rods.

3. A hanger comprising a plate B, two parallel hanger-rods 3 securedthereto at one end, said hanger-rods being made of T-iron with theirwebs 4 adjacent to each other, across piece 11 having notched ends toreceive said webs 4 located between said hanger-rods and having its endssecured to the flanges'5 thereof, a cross piece 12 secured to saidhangerrod adjacent to said cross piece 11, and a hanger-box securedbetween said cross pieces 11 and 12.

4. A hanger comprising a plate B, two parallel hanger-rods securedthereto at one end, said hanger-rods being made of T- iron with the websthereof adjacent to each other, end portions 18 at the other ends ofsaid hangerrods projecting beyond the ends of the flanges 5 thereof, thecross piece 12 having slots therein to receive said projections 18, keys20 passing through openings 19 in said end portions 18 to hold saidcross piece 12 against the ends of said flanges 5, a cross piece 11secured to said hanger-rods adjacent to said cross-piece 12, and ahanger-box secured between said cross pieces 11 and 12.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES C. LOCKSTAEDT.

Witnesses:

HARRY COBB KENNEDY, RUDOLPH N. L012.

